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October 18, 2007
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Final Draft claim to be the world's best selling screenwriting program, unless of course, you talk to the makers of Scriptware (see review in this chapter). Virtually every site dedicated to the art of screenwriting will mention Final Draft. It is fully endorsed by Oliver Stone, Tom Hanks, James L. Brooks (As Good As It Gets) and Michael Bay (Pearl Harbour). But what is it? Well, essentially, it's a specially put together word processor, especially designed to take all the hassle out of formatting scripts. This means instead of worrying about margins or spacing or scene headings you can concentrate on more important things, like plot, characters, suspense and writing an Oscar winning screenplay. It's not cheap, especially if you order it from America, so if you're going to buy, find it in Britain first. This site recommends UK customers should purchase it from www.thescreenwritersstore.co.uk which is reviewed elsewhere in this chapter. This site has a fresh, modern look and is navigated using the links on the left of each and every page.

If you want to make the mechanics of scriptwriting easier, and you have the money to spare, this site will show you how.

SPECIAL FEATURES

Products Find out exactly what you're getting for your money.
The first four links under this heading take you to specific pages dedicated to different products. Essentially these are just different versions of Final Draft. Read the product information to find the one that suits you best. There are also some demos which you can download for free. The information is concise but clear, and is, of course, predominantly aimed at getting you to part with your cash. They recommend Syd Field's video workshop here too.

Support Centre Before you buy, why not download a demo version of the product you're interested in. If you do buy, you can also feel fairly safe that any problems you encounter will be covered here in the fairly comprehensive Online Knowledge Base.

Writers Resources There's a newsletter which is free. After typing in your name and email address, choose Subscribe from the drop down menu and you'll be added to the mailing list. You can find details of a script registering service which is an advert for another site that provides the service. There are a number of forums for a range of discussion topics. You'll also find some useful links to other sites.

Press Centre News, Reviews and more than a few people, some very famous, offer more glowing reports about using the software.